Overview
Prestige is the endgame loop beyond the level cap. Once you hit Base Level 255, you can Ascend — reset your climb in exchange for a permanent, escalating reward. Each Prestige stacks, up to Prestige 5.
Talk to any Job Master (in Prontera and most major towns) and choose the Prestige (Ascension) option.
What an Ascension does
When you Prestige, you're reborn as a High Novice — a real rebirth, not just a stat wipe:
| Reset | Kept |
|---|---|
| Job class → High Novice | Trait points & trait stats |
| Base Level → 1 | Items and zeny |
| Job Level → 1 | — |
| Stats (STR/AGI/VIT/INT/DEX/LUK) → 1 | — |
| Skills (skill points refunded) | — |
Gear that High Novice can't wear is unequipped to your inventory — not lost, just needs re-equipping once you're back in your old job.
Your stats reset to 1 and are re-earned as you re-level — points are not refunded, you rebuild them on the climb. Your trait points, trait stats, gear and zeny are untouched.
Reach Job Level 10 as a High Novice — quick, with your existing gear and trait stats once you re-equip — and any Job Master will let you reclass straight back to the Trans version of your original job in one click. No need to re-climb 1st or 2nd class.
The rewards (permanent, every Prestige)
- 🌟 A new aura — a switchable visual effect. Earn one per Prestige and swap between any you've unlocked at the Job Master (Prestige option).
- 🏆 A new title — the Ascendant I–V achievement titles, worn under your name (open with ALT+U).
- ➕ Bonus Trait Points — +10 Trait Points the moment you ascend, and
the same
Prestige × 10bonus is granted again at every monthly Trait Stats reset. A Prestige 5 character starts each month with +50 Trait Points on top of the loyalty bonus. (The trait stat cap is still 110 — Prestige helps you fill it faster, season after season.)
The cost: a re-climb that gets harder
Each Prestige adds a monster Base-EXP penalty that stacks:
| Prestige | Base-EXP penalty |
|---|---|
| 1 | -10% |
| 2 | -20% |
| 3 | -30% |
| 4 | -40% |
| 5 | -50% (cap) |
- The penalty applies only to monster Base EXP. Job EXP and quest EXP are never penalized.
- It is the main thing that makes the re-climb harder. Your gear, job and trait points carry over (only your level-based stats reset), so a higher Prestige is an endurance grind, not a wall.
Tips
- Prestige is optional — it's a flex for players who've "finished" the game.
- You'll briefly be a High Novice after ascending — reach Job Level 10 and visit any Job Master for a one-click reclass back to your Trans job. Your trait points, trait stats, gear, and zeny all survive the rebirth.
- Spend your ascend Trait Points before the month ends so they become permanent trait stats.
- You can switch your active aura any time at the Job Master (Prestige option).